{"product_id":"partnerships-and-new-roles-in-the-21stcentury-academic-library-9781442255395","title":"Partnerships and New Roles in the 21stCentury","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe fifth volume in this series focuses on creating partnerships and developing new roles for libraries in the 21st century.  It includes such topics such as consulting, coaching, assessment and engagement partnerships, university commercialization, adult student support, librarian-faculty partnerships in developing and supporting new academic courses, and creating and staffing the information commons. The concept of embedded librarianship is touched upon in the context of extending the role of the librarian outside the library. The chapters in this volume demonstrate that just as students are extending the ways in which they learn, librarians must embrace new roles and modalities if they are to provide the types of support required by patrons. A typical example of growing importance: massive open online courses (MOOCs) create challenges and opportunities as they are constantly evolving; they change fundamentally the way students interact with teachers, their fellow students, any cours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Chapter 1 From consultant to client:  using a business-centered approach in classroom instruction  \tKelly Evans  Chapter 2 Scholarly communication coaching:  liaison librarians’ shifting roles \tTodd Bruns, Steve Brantley, Kirstin Duffin  Chapter 3 Driving partnerships for assessment and engagement:  understanding users and outcomes \tKaty Mathuews  Chapter 4 Embedding libraries in the university commercialization process \tJason Dewland, Cynthia M. Elliott   Chapter 5 Embedded support of adult students in the online environment \tJessica Alverson, Susan Shultz  Chapter 6 Creativity, collaboration, and connectedness:  going radical with a librarian-faculty partnership to transform learning in the 21st century \tTroy Davis, Ann Marie Stock  Chapter 7 Looking both ways:  seeing the changing roles of librarians \tJohn Weed, Eric Willman, Dana Whitmire, Katherine A. Prentice, Kelley Minars  Chapter 8 The \"Commons\" manager:  coordinator and collaborator of new learning spaces in academic libraries \tJoseph Fennewald  Chapter 9 Beyond the information commons:  the evolution of The Hub \tMarissa Ball, Patricia Pereira-Pujol  Chapter 10 MOOCs, digital badging, and embedded librarianship:  intersections and advice \tJJ Pionke                                                    Chapter 11 Watch out for the bus:  tales of cross-training, teams, and rotating duties in an academic law library \tAshley Krenelka Chase \t Chapter 12 Surviving in a global environment:  new skills for library development \tApollo Abungu, Margaret Law  Chapter 13 From communication to collaboration: developing the spectrum of activities for effective shared services at the University of California \tEmily S. Lin  Chapter 14 Supporting research through partnership Linda O’Brien, Joanna Richardson  Index About the Authors","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51039953584471,"sku":"9781442255395","price":85.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/partnerships-and-new-roles-in-the-21stcentury-academic-library-9781442255395","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}